In September 1997, an estimated 2 billion people heard John Tavener's "Song for Athene," as it accompanied the casket of Princess Diana out of Westminster Abbey. Sunday, March 15, the English choir Tenebrae will perform "Song for Athene" at Hodgson Concert Hall. It's part of a program called A Prayer for Deliverance, and it includes music by Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw.
Described as “phenomenal” (The Times of London) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone), the award-winning British choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles. The choir is led by Nigel Short and has achieved international acclaim for its interpretations of choral works ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary masterpieces to commissions of new music. For its first return to Athens since 2019, the ensemble plans a program showcasing the choir’s core values of passion and precision—iconic works by Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams as well as Herbert Howells’s Requiem, mixed with modern works by Caroline Shaw and Joel Thompson.
For tickets to Tenebrae at Hodgson Concert Hall, visit PAC.UGA.EDU, or call the box office at (706) 542-4400.
